Wire gate.



W. H. 'SOMMER.

WIRE GATE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 10. 1913.

Patented Oct. 19, 1915.

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' ,WIRE GATE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. E0, 1913.

1,157,054. Patented Oct. 19, 1915.

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7 SOMMER,; a: citizen of the United States, residing at Peoria, in the county/of Peoria and. State" of Illinois, have invented new and useful Gates, ofSWhich the following is a specification.

This. invention. has reference to certain new and useful improvements in wire gates,

particularly of'that type of gate intended to be used as a gate.

The object which I have in. view' ln-the walk, drive-way. orfarm- .present invention is to improve upon the character of wire filler used in gates of the character referred to; in the manner ofsecuring the ends of the line wires to'the end I- bars of the frame and theends of the mesh so that lateral pressure forming wire or picket Wires to the top and bottom barsfofythe frame whereby, they may beheld taut in the frame, and inthe manner of securing the mesh formingwires, such "as thepicket wires to the line'wires, or sudden strain. upon the body of the fabric will have no injurious effect thereon or cause such 'wire filling to sag or become loose, but on the contrary will retain its taut appearance in the frame; 7

In the drawings: Figurel shows in eleva tion a gate embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is a sectional detailshowing thefastening of the ends of either=the line wires, mesh forming wires orpicket wires in thefframe, and Figs. 3 and a show in detailthe fasten picket wires, to the line wires,-where they intersect.

Like characters. of references denote corresponding :parts throughout the figures.

The gate frame shown in the drawings may be of any suitable width orheight, but

Y prefer to construct the frame frorn steel tubing, including'the top and bottom bars 1 and 2 andthe opposite end bars 3; and 4.

. The end bars 3 and 4: and the top; and bottom bars'l and 2 are each provided'wi'th a plurality of pairs or setsof perforations or! openings 5 and 6.- "Theform and. arrangement of the perforations or openings are best seen in Fig. 2. The pairs or sets of perforations 5 and-,6: in the end bars 3 and 4 may be spaced throughout the length of such barsin equidistant from each other or at raduated;

any suitable manner, either distances apart; If equidistant rom each I Specification o f Letters Patent.

of one set: for all.

-The ends'of the the perforations or ing of the mesh forming wires, such as the .Wires 8 j and said mesh headed or I 'SlIn-lhLI' tO thea heading or riveting .of the Patented Oct. 19, 1915..

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"other, they will receive line' wires which.

are spaced at uniformdistances apart, but

if said pairs or sets of perforations ings are spaced at :graduated distances apart, they will' receive line wires which are similarly spaced. perforations or openings 5 and Gin the top The pairs or sets of and bottom bars l'iand 20f theframe will be preferably spaced'atuniform distances apart as the mesh forming wires, such as the picket wires will be uniformly spaced;

The perforations or openings 5 and 6 for both the line, wiresland mesh formingor picket wires being the same, the description or pair of openings. will suffice The perforations-or openings 5 in the top,

bottom and end barsaremuch larger in size than the perforationszon openings 6,for5purposes which will be explained, and said perforations or'openin'gs'5 are preferably upon 1 a or openwhat may be termed theinside faces of the said top,.bottom andend bars and diametrically opposite-the perforations or openings 6 which are upon the outside of such bars.

The perforations 6where they open out of the top, bottom andend bars are cup shaped or are formed; with the concave seat -7, also best-seen in F ig. 2, for a purpose which will be further explained.

Theiwire'filling for, the frame comprises i the longitudinal, running or line wiresx8 and the meshuforming or 'picket wires 9.

llne wlres 8 pass through openings 0 and also through the perforations or openings 6 in. v p

the end bars 3 and land the protruding ends of saidline wires Sare headedor riveted, as shownat; 10, for-theYpurpose of se- .-curing.;such wires to the-gate frame and to prevent longitudinal displacement of'such Wires, the'rebyfirmly securing the linewires' Swithin the confines-ofthe gate frame. The meshfforming or picket wires 9 are laid across the longitudinal running. or line through (the perforations or openings 6 in riveted, as shown at 11 in manner linegvvires, for the purpose of securing said 1,

mesh forming or plcket wires to the frame Y i and to prevent longitudinal displacement (.f n

gate frame.

possible by the openings Reference is had to Fig. 2 which shows considerably enlarged, the form of the head or rivet on the ends of the line wires 8 and the seat for the same in the openings 6 in the end bars 3 and l. l't will-be observed upon examination of Fig. 2 that the head 10 is substantially semi-spherical in shape, having the conveX surface 12, where the same merges into the wire length. The head or rivet 10 on the ends ofthe line wires 8 will seat themselves in the cup or concave seat 7 of the opening 6. The foregoing description as applied to the line wires 8 and their heads or rivets, it will be understood may also be applied to the mesh forming or picket wires 9 and their heads or rivets and all such description relating to the relation that the heads or rivets of the line wires 8 have with the end bars 3 and 1, applies equally as well to said mesh forming orpicket wires 9.

I have previously called attention to the fact that the perforations or openings 5 are somewhat larger than the perforations or openings 6, and I mean by that, that the perforations or openings 6 are substantially large enough in both the end bars 3 and 4: and the top and bottom bars 1 and 2 to receive respectively, the line wires 8 and the mesh forming or picket wires 9, so that when all such wires are headed, they cannot be drawn through such openings in said bars of the frame; but the perforations or openings 5 are somewhat larger than the perforations or openings 6 and are so provided to give suflicient play to the line and mesh forming or stay wires, 1f such wires are moved from side to side so that there will a be no tendency to break the wires at this point, which otherwise might be the case if the openingsf) were only the approximate size of the line wires. i

The movement of the line wires 8 and the mesh forming or picket wires 9, such as that above referred to, is made possible by reason of the heading or riveting of the ends of the wires, and forming a seat for such heads in the opening 6 of the top, bottom and end bars of the frame, whereby a substantial ball and socket joint is produced.

It will thus be seen that if there is any movement of either of the line wires 8 or mesh forming or picket wires 9, it is made 5, and the head of wires will rock in the seat in the opening 6.

any such wire or provlded therefor Before the heading or riveting of the endsof the line wires 8 and the mesh forming or picket wires 9, it is preferable to stretch such wires, so that when the heading operation is completed, such wires will be secured taut in the frame. The same result, may be obtained without stretching the wires in other well known ways and I do not wish to confine myself to such stretching operation, as no, specific ;claim is made thereto.

After the line wires and the mesh forming or picket wires have been secured crosswise of each other in the frame, in the manner stated, each mesh forming or picket wire where it crosses or intersects a line wire is secured by a tie wire 13, being preferably in the form of a staple tie, which engages the wires 8 and 9 in a manner to securely hold the same and prevent slipping one upon the other. 7

The manner in which the line, mesh forming or picket wires are secured to the frame and to each other, insures that not only will they be held taut but that the mesh forming or picket wires will be straight up'and down,

crossing the line wires, and that sidewise pressure or lateral strain will produce no effect, but'on the other hand all such wires following any such sidewise pressure or lateral strain will return, or assume their normal relation .and will remain taut in the frame.

What I claim is 1. In a gate, the combination of a frame, including top and bottom and end bars each having wire receiving openings; a plurality of line wires, the opposite ends of which pass through the openings in the respective end bars of said. frame, the opposite ends of each wire being headed; a plurality of picket wires, saidpicket wires crossing said line wires, their upper and lower ends passing respectively through the openings in the top and bottom bars'ofthe frame, the opposite ends of said picket wires being headed; and means connecting the picket wires to the line wires where they intersect.

2. In a gate, the combination of a frame, including top and bottom and end bars each having wire receiving openings; a-wire mesh secured within said frame, the opposite ends of certain of said wires passing through the openings in the opposite end bars of said frame and being headed, and the opposite ends'of certain other of said wires passing respectively through the openings in the top and bottom bars of said frame and being headed.

WILLIAM H. SOMMER.

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' Washington, D. G. 

